Esta serie se adentra en los cautivadores reinos de la antigua Grecia y Roma, explorando su rica mitología, historia y filosofía. Cada entrega desvela aspectos cruciales de estas civilizaciones fundacionales, ofreciendo a los lectores profundas perspectivas sobre su cultura y legado perdurable. Es un viaje fascinante para cualquiera interesado en los cimientos del pensamiento occidental y su impacto duradero. Las narrativas dan vida a épocas pasadas y su relevancia actual.
Eric Adler explores the degree to which ancient historians of Rome were capable of valorizing foreigners and presenting criticisms of their own society. By examining speeches put into the mouths of barbarian leaders by a variety of writers, he investigates how critical of the empire these historians could be.
This pathfinding study looks at how homicide was treated in Roman law from the Roman monarchy through the dictatorship of Sulla (ca. 753-79 BC) to show how criminal law can reveal important aspects of the nature and evolution of political power.